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African Champions League: Al Ahly claim 11th title with win over Wydad Casablanca

Mon, 06/12/2023 - 15:32
Egypt's Al Ahly are crowned African Champions League winners for a record-extending 11th time with victory over Morocco's Wydad.
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Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease

Mon, 06/12/2023 - 02:42
Kenyan Lea Kilenga Bey campaigns for better treatment for those who have the genetic disease.
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Top Belgian museum rethinks its Congo relationship

Mon, 06/12/2023 - 02:39
The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history.
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Three Britons missing after Egypt boat fire

Sun, 06/11/2023 - 16:05
Twelve other Britons were rescued after a fire on a boat which was on a cruise in the Egyptian Red Sea.
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Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away

Sun, 06/11/2023 - 01:55
Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up.
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Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur

Sat, 06/10/2023 - 20:28
Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined.
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Sudan ceasefire brings uneasy calm to Khartoum

Sat, 06/10/2023 - 16:49
People in the capital city buy food and medicine as warring generals agree a brief ceasefire.
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Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack

Sat, 06/10/2023 - 11:43
Police say they ended a six-hour siege at the site in Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers.
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Diamond League: 'Superhuman' Faith Kipyegon breaks 5,000m world record

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 22:14
Watch as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks the 5,000m world record with an "unbelievable" time of 14 minutes 5.20 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.
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Inter's Cameroonian goalie feels 'no stress'

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 15:14
Chelsea target Andre Onana says Inter Milan have 'nothing to lose' as they prepare face Manchester City in the Champions League final.
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Legendary Mozambican ruby sells for record price

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 14:16
The world's largest ruby, described it as a "once-in-a-lifetime" jewel, fetches $34.8m at auction.
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Meet South Africa's controversial cartoonist

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 14:15
Jonathan Shapiro - the cartoonist known as Zapiro - talks to HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur about some of his most controversial work.
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Kenya starvation cult: In the eyes of a rescue worker

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 20:02
Mathias Shipeta has been at the heart of the Shakahola cult rescue operation.
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US suspends aid to Ethiopia during major drought

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 19:08
A co-ordinated campaign to divert food from those in need forces USAid to stop donations.
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Sudan conflict: Children rescued from orphanage in Khartoum

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 17:36
Nearly 300 children, most of them below the age of two, have been evacuated from the capital.
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Football in Senegal suspended after deadly protests

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 12:57
Domestic football suspended in Senegal until further notice following protests that have seen 16 people killed.
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Sudan conflict: What to do with the dead bodies in Khartoum

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:58
Some Khartoum residents have become accidental undertakers to stop corpses being left on the streets.
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Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibition linking Beyonce and Rihanna to Queen Nefertiti

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 19:46
A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.
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Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 09:43
Félicien Kabuga, alleged to have financed Hutu militias, was arrested in France after 26 years on the run.
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Tunisian black women: ‘My skin colour says I don’t belong’

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 05:30
Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong.
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